# Week 7, 2026: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings Oct 25, 2026 · not played yet · 1 call on record Who do pundits pick in Colts vs Vikings? Of 1 pundit with a call on record, all 1 take the Vikings. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-7-colts-at-vikings Picks: - [Greg Auman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-auman) took the Vikings; said Oct 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e05ef528-8257-4d4e-ab8f-1e7ab16f6a5a ## How they come in The Colts are 2-2 and have won 2 straight; the Vikings are 4-0 and have won 4 straight. On win totals, 6 pundits put the Colts at 6.8 wins on average, and 17 pundits put the Vikings at 9.6 wins on average. Venue: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Indianapolis Colts: 2-2, won 2 straight (102 scored, 104 allowed) - Last games: W 30-13 at Commanders; W 19-17 vs Texans; L 30-33 at Chiefs - Unit ranks this season: offense 19th, defense 26th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 6 pundits, average 6.8, 5 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Colts games - Minnesota Vikings: 4-0, won 4 straight (86 scored, 51 allowed) - Last games: W 15-10 vs Dolphins; W 23-16 at Buccaneers; W 9-3 at Bears - Unit ranks this season: offense 22nd, defense 1st of 32 - Last season: 9-8 - Win-total calls: 17 pundits, average 9.6, 6 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 1 of 3 Vikings games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Daniel Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/daniel-jones) (Starting QB, QB): 754 passing yards · 3 TD, 4 INT · 63.6% completions · 4 games; 22nd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 8, 2026: Daniel Jones to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 6, 2026: Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jonathan Taylor](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathan-taylor) (RB1, RB): 353 rushing yards on 86 carries · 6 TD · 10 catches for 69 · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 17, 2026: Jonathan Taylor to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 25, 2026: Jonathan Taylor to record 2,000 rushing yards (not settled yet) - [Josh Downs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-downs) (WR1, WR): 17 catches for 202 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 43rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 31, 2026: Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Josh Downs to fall short of his draft cost (round nine) (not settled yet) - [Tyler Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-warren) (TE1, TE): 23 catches for 130 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 88th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Tyler Warren to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 5, 2026: Tyler Warren to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [DeForest Buckner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/deforest-buckner) (Sack leader, DT): 3 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks - [Akeem Davis-Gaither](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/akeem-davis-gaither) (Tackle leader, LB): 20 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 29 Jordan Dajani, Aug 25, 2026: Akeem Davis-Gaither to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kyler Murray](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyler-murray) (Starting QB, QB): 433 passing yards · 1 TD, 2 INT · 63.4% completions · 3 games; 30th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 24, 2026: an injured Kyler Murray, who will make his first start this Sunday against the Buccaneers since a Week 1 injury (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 23, 2026: Kyler's back this week. (not settled yet) - [Aaron Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones) (RB1, RB): 297 rushing yards on 72 carries · 1 TD · 9 catches for 68 · 4 games; 11th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 17, 2026: Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 17, 2026: Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Justin Jefferson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/justin-jefferson) (WR1, WR): 13 catches for 179 yards · 2 TD · 3 games; 58th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Justin Jefferson to fall short of his draft cost (the first round) (not settled yet) - No. 9 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Justin Jefferson to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - [T.J. Hockenson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-hockenson) (TE1, TE): 22 catches for 195 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 47th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Dallas Turner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dallas-turner) (Sack leader, LB): 5.5 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in sacks - [Blake Cashman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/blake-cashman) (Tackle leader, LB): 2.5 sacks · 15 solo tackles · 4 games; 48th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-7 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology